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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar not only equaled a world record, but also won a first ever individual world championship medal, settling for silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) final in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championships Rifle/Pistol 2025 at the Olympic Shooting range in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.

The two-time Olympian shot 466.9 in the 45-shot final to finish behind China’s reigning Olympic champion Liu Yukun, who ended 0.2 ahead with 467.1. Newly crowned air pistol world champion Samrat Rana and Olympian and defending champion Esha Singh also won silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition, after they went down 10-16 in the gold medal match to China’s Kai Hu and Qianxun Yao.